ROLE OF INTERFACES IN MULTICOMPONENT POLYMER SYSTEMS AND BIOCOMPOSITES

摘要

Wide consideration and classification of the application of surface and interface phenomena in various areas of material science is presented. Interface-related subjects of engineering polymer systems and biomaterials are discussed on a common basis. After a short description of the fundamentals of interphase formation in artificial and biological multicomponent systems, the role of interphases in engineering and biomaterials is illustrated with a series of examples. Beyond the adhesion and mechanical properties in polymeric systems, several other properties, in which the role of the interfacial phenomena has not yet been clarified adequately (such as flame retardancy, photostability, transport characteristics etc.), are discussed. New or less known terms, such as adaptive, smart interphases and reactive surfactants are defined and their application introduced.